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title: Ava's cousin's bear story has smells, sounds and her dad yelling in… — Too many details, too few · tree and pragmatics
description: Ava's cousin's bear story has smells, sounds and her dad yelling in his pants. Your mate says «too many details = lie». What's smarter? Test 4 · ★★★ of lesson 450 «Too many details, too few» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and 
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# Test 4 · ★★★ · Too many details, too few

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Ava's cousin's bear story has smells, sounds and her dad yelling in his pants. Your mate says «too many details = lie». What's smarter?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** bear story, dad, mate, many details · **What happens:** have, yell, say, lie, be · **To what, where:** smells, pants, many details · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 4 · ★★★ of lesson 450 «Too many details, too few» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school. The page gives the question's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause, then the 4 options as the student saw them, each with its tree and pragmatics. Every text is parsed by Mova itself. How the student answered it, with the score of every option and why: [the test at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/everyday/450-too-many-details-too-few/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Ava's cousin's bear story has smells, sounds and her dad yelling in his pants.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:450-too-many-details-too-few:t4:1
# text = Ava's cousin's bear story has smells, sounds and her dad yelling in his pants.
1	Ava	Ava	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	bear	bear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	smells	smell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	sounds	sound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
14	yelling	yell	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	acl	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	pants	pants	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Ava's cousin's bear story | smells and sounds and story's dad |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent smell=Patient |
| 2 | **yell** *speech: express* | gerund | story's dad *not said here* |  |  | Ava's pants |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

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*Sentence 2:* Your mate says «too many details = lie».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:450-too-many-details-too-few:t4:2
# text = Your mate says «too many details = lie».
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	too	too	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	details	detail	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
8	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	9	punct	_	_
9	lie	lie	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Your mate | many details |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent detail=Topic |
| 2 | **lie** *in a quote* | infinitive | many details *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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*Sentence 3:* What's smarter?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:450-too-many-details-too-few:t4:3
# text = What's smarter?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	smarter	smart	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | smart *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Only short stories are true

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:450-too-many-details-too-few:t4:o1:1
# text = Only short stories are true
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | short stories |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Bears don't make sounds

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:450-too-many-details-too-few:t4:o2:1
# text = Bears don't make sounds
1	Bears	bear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	sounds	sound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **make** | present · do-support | Bears | sounds |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset sound=Product |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Sense details often come from real memories

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:450-too-many-details-too-few:t4:o3:1
# text = Sense details often come from real memories
1	Sense	sense	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	details	detail	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	often	often	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	memories	memory	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | Sense details |  |  | real memories |  | often *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from memory=Initial\_Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Every detailed story is a lie, however small the details

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:450-too-many-details-too-few:t4:o4:1
# text = Every detailed story is a lie, however small the details
1	Every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	det	_	_
2	detailed	detailed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	lie	lie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	however	however	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	details	detail	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | every detailed story | a lie |  |  |  | the small details *obl* | tree rules |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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